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PlaidCa$h

PlaidCa$h is a prepaid, stored-value/debit account that is accessible via your Carnegie Mellon Card - is the convenient, cashless way to pay on and off campus. You'll use PlaidCa$h for textbooks, school supplies and laundry tokens. The area's most popular businesses accept PlaidCa$h. You can use it to pay for restaurants, delivery and more.

PlaidCa$h Features

• Easy - No need to carry cash, checks, ATM and credit cards.

• Off Campus - Now you can use it off campus at your favorite places.

• Current - Up-to-date balances available at every terminal or on your receipt after you make a PlaidCa$h purchase.

• Automatic - Balances roll over each semester/year.

• Debt Free - Not a credit card - no debt. When you buy...you own, not owe.

• Local - Your parents may make deposits knowing you can only spend at places approved by the University, on and off campus.

• Safe - Your Carnegie Mellon Card lost or stolen? No problem - if you report it immediately. Just notify The Carnegie Mellon Card Office ; they'll deactivate your old card and transfer any balances to a new card right away. History Repeats Itself

Here's a sample of what students at Carnegie Mellon spend per semester using PlaidCa$h.

Sample Semester Student Spending
Last semester, Carnegie Mellon students used PlaidCa$h for the following purchases:
Textbooks	$450
School Supplies	$500
Laundry Tokens	$150
Restaurants and Delivery	$100
University Apparel	$50
Entertainment	$50
Total	$1300